16 Aug
2024
16 Aug
'24
5:18 p.m.
On 8/16/24 11:44, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM Kevin Anderson via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
The whole idea of auctions is to get people sucked in,
salivating over the "Deal" they might get, and then keep on
bidding it up! It is all a scam to trap the unsophisticated
enthusiast.
I think Christie's, and other auction houses DO know what
they are doing, and they do it very well.
Jon
I am surprised they have the estimated opening
bids amounts for the DEC
PDP-10 systems, as well as the IBM 7090, set so low. They can't be that
numerous either. But then again, still too costly for another museum to
just pick them up.
Based on my experience with Christie's, it's because they have no idea
what
they're doing, and they didn't bother to hire an expert to help them.